9781594488917 Author:Allison Hoover Bartlett John Gilkey wanted to own a rich man's library in the worst way, and was soon acquiring expensive first editions in the very worst way of all: theft. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much is the enthralling account fo a gently mad con artist and his fraudulent credit card scams, but it's also a meditation on the urge to collect and a terrific introdu... more »ction to the close knit, swashbuckling world of anitquarian book dealers.« less